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This is a pretty well respected site / Twitter. Found this postworthy given all of the Tyron hate of late.
No one is hating on him. Just concerned with his decline in play due to a bad back.
Voicing concern, doubt, criticism equates to “hate” in today’s society.
You can be concerned about his back but there really was no discernible decline in his play especially give the circumstances.
If it’s true he’s playing at the same level yet some people say he fell off due to whatever biases then maybe that’s indeed what’s called hate.
Who would have a bias against T Smith?You can be concerned about his back but there really was no discernible decline in his play especially give the circumstances.
If it’s true he’s playing at the same level yet some people say he fell off due to whatever biases then maybe that’s indeed what’s called hate.
No one is hating on him. Just concerned with his decline in play due to a bad back.
I disagree, Jason Peters has been the best LT.in football for a long time.Give or take a few years, he's been the best LT in football for a decade. We underrate this guy and under-appreciate him for taking such a big hometown discount on his deal.
Tyron Smith and Trent Williams are above him.I disagree, Jason Peters has been the best LT.in football for a long time.
according to PFF, he didn't give up a sack this year and only 15 pressures. even injured he is great.No one is hating on him. Just concerned with his decline in play due to a bad back.
He just had one of his best years statisticallyAt his prime I'd say he was a HOF level player. He's kinda slipped a bit with that back but he's still a top-ten tackle in the league IMO.
It just feels like a bigger slip than it is after he used to go back and forth with Joe Thomas for "best LT in the league". We see him losing on a speed rush once a game or drawing a holding penalty and it feels like the sky is falling, but if La'El played snap-in snap-out like Tyron does, we'd be calling him a stud.
Maybe stat wise. But there were times when pedestrian players would just get past him....that’s not what we are use to seeing him do.You can be concerned about his back but there really was no discernible decline in his play especially give the circumstances.
If it’s true he’s playing at the same level yet some people say he fell off due to whatever biases then maybe that’s indeed what’s called hate.
Who would have a bias against T Smith?
Is this a serious post?
I would add Orlando Pace.Ogden, Munoz, Roaf, Jones.
Tyron hasn't been the same guy at least the last couple of years, and likely never will again.
As a prospect he compares with the tops of all time, but his period of dominance is too short to even be talking top 5. If he had stayed healthy, he'd be in the conversation.
It's possible the back heals up enough. Even with the neck issues this year, the back did seem better. But as of now, no.
At his prime I'd say he was a HOF level player. He's kinda slipped a bit with that back but he's still a top-ten tackle in the league IMO.
It just feels like a bigger slip than it is after he used to go back and forth with Joe Thomas for "best LT in the league". We see him losing on a speed rush once a game or drawing a holding penalty and it feels like the sky is falling, but if La'El played snap-in snap-out like Tyron does, we'd be calling him a stud.